Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire will be given priority for discretionary housing payments, the Government has said.

The number of high rise buildings found to have combustible cladding in light of the Grenfell Tower disaster has risen to eleven, Sajid Javid has revealed.

Speaking at the Social Mobility Employer Index launch event, Education Secretary Justine Greening called for social mobility to be “right at the heart of everyone’s agenda.”

Government tests conducted in light of the Grenfell Tower disaster have found a further seven high-rise residential buildings have combustible cladding installed. 

The Conservatives could go into the next general election with a fresh pledge to scrap the triple lock guaranteeing a decent rise in the state pension every year, new Work and Pensions Secretary David Gauke has revealed.

Wondering what to expect from the DUP? Mark Leftly gets chapter and verse from politicians who have had direct dealings with Northern Ireland’s power party

Any deal between the Conservatives and DUP is a chance to remind everyone about how much Northern Ireland has changed, writes historian Lord Bew

A cap on the amount of benefits lone parents of children under two can claim “causes real misery” and is illegal, the High Court has ruled.

Around 600 other high-rise tower blocks may have similar cladding to that installed at Grenfell Tower, it has been revealed. 

Following growing demand for ‘certified’ conservation specialists the Chartered Institute of Building has today launched the CIOB Building Conservation Certification Scheme. 

Top DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has issued a warning to Downing Street by insisting Ulster men and women are “no pushover”.

The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea Council has accused the Government of forcing him to quit over the Grenfell Tower fire.

A DUP MP has batted away reports that his party are holding out for an extra £2bn for Northern Ireland in exchange for their support for the Tories.

A new study that evidences the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming has been released today by Swim England.

 

Mark Atkinson, Chief Executive at disability charity Scope, has responded to the Queen's Speech.

The UK Government has been urged to scrap its approach to deregulation of health and safety legislation in the light of the Grenfell Tower blaze.

The Conservatives have failed to strike a deal with the DUP ahead of the Queen’s Speech in a major blow for Theresa May.

Labour has blasted the Government after new figures showed the number of new homes built for some of the poorest people in England has plummeted by 97% since 2010.

Sadiq Khan has warned Theresa May that she risks "fuelling mistrust" if she fails to include the local community at all stages of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The DUP have been fined £4,000 for filing an ‘inaccurate’ spending return relating to the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

The shock snap election result that left Theresa May grappling with the DUP to prop up her Government opened up a major question: What will the Northern Irish unionists be demanding? DUP expert Andrew McQuillan explains the party's mindset, what it may be asking for, and how it risks overplaying its hand.

Four ministers were warned about the risk of a fire in tower blocks like Grenfell Tower, according to a number of newly-released letters.

Michael Dugher, former shadow Culture Secretary and CEO of UK Music, calls on the Government to save grassroots music venues through a set of 'simple' changes to existing planning rules.

Theresa May has confirmed that police are investigating a “potential terror attack” after a van ploughed into a group of pedestrians in north London, killing one person and injuring several more.